ShotGrid
{{Short description|Project management software}}
ShotGrid is a project management software owned by Autodesk. ShotGrid is primarily used for visual effects and animation project management in television shows and movie production and video game development.
{{Infobox software
| title = ShotGrid
| logo = Shotgun Software Logo.png
| author = Shotgun Software
| developer = Autodesk, Inc.
| released = {{Start date and age|2009}}
| programming language = Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, Python
| genre = Project management
| website = {{url|www.shotgridsoftware.com/}}
}}
History
=Founding of company=
ShotGrid Software was originally founded as Shotgun Software, by Don Parker and Isaac Reuben in 2006. They created it to build a project management tool for Disney's The Wild. Originally, the product focused primarily on production tracking and later added more functionalities.{{Cite news|last=Montgomery|first=John|title=Autodesk riding Shotgun|work=fxguide|url=https://www.fxguide.com/fxfeatured/autodesk-riding-shotgun/}}{{Cite web|title=Autodesk acquires Shotgun Software|date=25 June 2014 |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-06-25-autodesk-acquires-shotgun-software}}
The first version of Shotgun was released privately two weeks after the first code was written. Shotgun then spent three and a half years in private beta. The product was launched publicly in 2009 at SIGGRAPH.
=Merger with Autodesk=
In June 2014, Shotgun was acquired by Autodesk.{{Cite web|title=Autodesk to Acquire Shotgun|url=https://www.shotgunsoftware.com/img/accelerated/Autodesk_To_Acquire_Shotgun_06.25.2014.FAQ.pdf}}
In 2017, Shotgun won an Engineering Emmy.{{Cite web|title=Engineering Emmy Award Winners|url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/engineering-emmys/winners}}
In February 2020, Don Parker announced Sarah Hodges would be taking over as head of Shotgun.{{Cite web|last=Parker|first=Don|title=PASSING THE TORCH|url=https://www.shotgunsoftware.com/blog/passing-the-torch/}}
In February 2021, Don Parker and four other Shotgun employees were awarded Sci-Tech Oscars for the development of Shotgun in the Technical Achievement category.{{Cite web|title=SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL AWARDS 2020|url=https://www.oscars.org/sci-tech/ceremonies/2020}}
=Name change=
In June 2021, Autodesk changed the name of the software to ShotGrid.[http://www.cgchannel.com/2021/06/shotgun-is-now-shotgrid/ Shotgun is now ShotGrid]
In March 2024, Autodesk changed the name again of the software to Flow Production Tracking.https://forum.logik.tv/t/shotgrid-becomes-autodesk-flow-production-tracking/10309
References
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External links
- {{Official|www.shotgridsoftware.com/}}
{{Task management software}}
{{Autodesk products}}
Category:Autodesk acquisitions
Category:Academy Award for Technical Achievement winners
Category:Project management software
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